Revisiting Making Your Own Internet Router In 2026

After my recent misadventures setting up an OpenWrt installation on a scruffy e-waste-level x86 PC, quite a few people chimed in with feedback, criticism and friendly hostility regarding things like …read more

This Week In Security: AI Generated Reports, More AI Generated Reports, GitHub Chaos, And More Linux Vulnerabilities

Google’s Project Zero demonstrates a new zero-click exploit for the Pixel 10 phones, showing a full escalation from remote to kernel without user interaction. During the investigation Project Zero found …read more

Tech In Plain Sight: The Mechanics Of String Trimmers

My old friend Jeff was always vocally upset that he didn’t come up with the idea of a string trimmer, commonly known as a Weed Eater or Weed Whacker. On …read more

Magnets Are Bad For Hardware Again

If you were around tech in the bad old days, magnets could be really bad news. They were fine on the fridge, no problem at all. Put one near a …read more

Spy Tech: A Quiet Radio For Spies

Normally, when you think of a radio transmitter, you want the strongest signal and range. But if your radio operator is secretly operating as a spy, broadcasting their position isn’t …read more

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DIY CO2 Scrubber In DIY Sub By A Hacker Braver Than Most

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By Tyler August | June 10, 2026

If you look around your environment, you can probably pick off quite a few things that you’ve made, at least if you’ve been at this a while. You probably aren’t …read more
NASA Announces Artemis III Crew And Ambitious Goals

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By Tom Nardi | June 10, 2026

When the Artemis lunar program was first conceived, the third mission would have seen astronauts step foot on the Moon for the first time since Apollo 17 in 1972. But …read more
Pi Media Player With VCR Vibe Is Perfect For CRTs

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By Tyler August | June 10, 2026

If you have a TV and a Pi, you have the workings of a media center, and you’re not exactly short on options for software. But options are good, so …read more
Giving A Power Mac G4 A USB Upgrade, For Free!

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By Jenny List | June 10, 2026

At various times in the history of desktop computing, the market has stubbornly refused to follow the path dictated for it by a dominant manufacturer. IBM’s move to MCA in …read more
Re-Enable All Compute Units On The PS5-like BC-250 Cryptomining Card

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By Maya Posch | June 9, 2026

The custom APU at the core of Sony’s PlayStation 5 hasn’t just been quietly powering these game consoles, but also made their way onto cryptomining cards around 2023 which are …read more
Deep Dive Into Sputnik

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By Al Williams | June 9, 2026

If you are an American of a certain age, you know the Soviet Union launched the first satellite, Sputnik, beating the United States to orbit. You might even remember ham …read more
Print Your Own Robby The Robot

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By Al Williams | June 9, 2026

When it comes to robots, few are as iconic as Robby. [Ogrinz Labs] has wanted to build one and even examined a real one up for auction to get high-res …read more

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